Pinheiros Altos Members Newsletter - May 2014

May 15th, 2014

Director of Golf:

Monthly Report

April 2014 was by far one the busiest months of golf, social
events and activities we've had for a long time. The very busy week
of Easter started with the ladies' AGM, when Rie Cherubini passed
her duty of Lady Captain to Adrienne Buth in great style with a
partial striptease for the 40 ladies present, and myself (someone
had to represent the company). Adrienne Buth went on to do her
drive-in which went exceptionally well.

Three days later, it was time for the Golf AGM, which had one of
the best attendance for many years, with over 120 members present
where Graeme Thomson introduced the new Pinheiros Altos Captain
David Pirret. One of the highlights of the AGM was the approval of
the new structure and Golf Club rules that are now in
operation.

The creation of the sub-committees (greens, house, social,
competitions/handicap and disciplinary) should help the
communication between members and the company. I would like to ask
all members to use the channels of the committee and its
sub-committees to give their suggestions regarding what can be
improved. This is so these matters can be discussed by the
committee and dealt with when possible.

Ladies Section

Adrienne Buth

I was told that the ladies section is well organised, and it's
true. In April 2014, we had to confront all kind of weather
conditions and the 5 Wednesdays were organised by three different
Lady Captains. There were two committee meetings and the ladies
AGM, which were both busy, because many members chose to spend
their Easter holidays in the Algarve.

April's Ladies Medal literally fell in the water. It was a pity
because we had never seen so many ladies with a higher handicap on
the signup sheet. The competition was cancelled, but Zoë Pirret and
Helen Mills decided to play their final match for the Wainwright
trophy. Rie Cherubini accompanied them as referee. I heard that a
ball had disappeared in the bunker of the 1st of Corks, which was
full of water. Luckily, they managed to fish it out and find some
sand that wasn't closer to the hole. Well done to Helen, because
your name will be on the trophy; Congratulations!

Pinheiros Altos Golf Resort,
located in the Ria Formosa National Park in Quinta do Lago, is one
of the most prestigious and successful premier private golf and
leisure resorts in Europe... and features a 27 hole championship
course, offering exciting challenges and varying degrees of
difficulty.

Each of the nine holes; The Pines,
The Corks and The Olives are a par 36, all of which have their
starting and finishing points close to the impressive
clubhouse.

Pinheiros Altos Golf Resort is one of the most prestigious and
successful premier golf and leisure resorts in Southern Europe.
Pinheiros Altos Golf Resort is located in the Ria Formosa National
Park, Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal.